Frustrated, needing some help.

[DattaGroover]

PROBLEM SOLVED!
@RichWest to the rescue. By placing a soft expanding foam earplug under each of the HDMI connectors (as Rich explains in one of the above posts), it solved the problem. I still get some video monitor distortion, but very little, maybe 5% of what was happening before. I did the operation this afternoon in my Japanese Hotel room, and it is night and day different. I can actually see what my camera sees. I feel like celebrating.

Speaking of foam and Rich, I also followed his suggestion of using a punch on the isolators and putting a piece of expanding foam in each of them. Made a massive improvement in reducing my video vibration.

Thanks Rich, I owe you!

 

[DattaGroover]

They really should have gotten rid of the cable and just went for a straight plug, like on the accessory bay. You attach your gimbal - it's plugged in.

I agree!

 

[Solo Keith]

How exactly did you secure it?

I secure the gimbal to GoPro HDMI cable w/electrical tape. It's been working for me as I haven't had any of the many video feed issues since. Also I would recommend trying @RichWest gimbal treatment. That is a genius mod for vibes.

 

[Solo Keith]

I secure the gimbal to GoPro HDMI cable w/electrical tape. It's been working for me as I haven't had any of the many video feed issues since. Also I would recommend trying @RichWest gimbal treatment. That is a genius mod for vibes.

Edit: @DattaGroover I see you already have tried the @RichWest mod. Brilliant!

 

[RichWest]

I appreciate the call out for offering advice, but that's just barely 1% of the effort needed. Implementing and improvising a solution and the needed materials is quite a task while traveling, kudos to you for "MacGyver'ing" to the end results.

Now let's see some videos.....

 

[DattaGroover]

I appreciate the call out for offering advice, but that's just barely 1% of the effort needed. Implementing and improvising a solution and the needed materials is quite a task while traveling, kudos to you for "MacGyver'ing" to the end results.

Now let's see some videos.....

Would love to post some vids, but I'm on a tightly metered and regulated internet connection. It'll have to wait until I'm in Colorado early July.

 

[DattaGroover]

Edit: @DattaGroover I see you already have tried the @RichWest mod. Brilliant!

Yeah, and it works great.

 

[PdxSteve]

Moon Gel also works great at dampening. Probably a bit better than stiff ear plugs, imho. I use them under the feet of my 3d printer too to lessen the higher frequency transfer produced by the stepper motors to the table it sits on.
RTOM Moongel Percussion Dampening Gels

 

[Solo Keith]

Moon Gel also works great at dampening. Probably a bit better than stiff ear plugs, imho. I use them under the feet of my 3d printer too to lessen the higher frequency transfer produced by the stepper motors to the table it sits on.
RTOM Moongel Percussion Dampening Gels

Yea I also use Moongel @ Solo's gimbal board. I've tried the Moongel in the dampening balls also. IMO the earplugs w/the @RichWest mod work better for me.

 

[PdxSteve]

I should have quoted - I was referring to:

By placing a soft expanding foam earplug under each of the HDMI connectors

It seems that would be a good place for the moon gel.

 

[DattaGroover]

I should have quoted - I was referring to:



It seems that would be a good place for the moon gel.

Got it. I'll try some of that. The earplug I used are the super-soft ones. Where I might be in trouble is getting into the super-cold.